Year 7 Humanities: Democracy to North Korea
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Key Concepts
- How will the laws be created, governed, amended (constitution focused)?
- Who will enforce the law and decide on the consequences?
- What current laws in North Korea would you remove?
Library Books
Discovering Democracy: A Guide to Government and Law in Australia by
A concise reference to the operations of the Australian system of government and law.
Call Number: 320.994 HIRISBN: 9781863664318Publication Date: 1998
Democracy Around the World by
Democracy Around the world examines several democratic countries and discusses how and why people in these countries took on democracy, the kind of structures they chose for their government and the type of electoral systems that have put in place.
Call Number: 321.8 REIISBN: 9781740705806Publication Date: 2009
Constitution
Image source: Constitution: 11/02/2014, Behind the News (Retrieved Nov 7, 2016)
- The Australian Constitution | Parliament of AustraliaThe full Australian Constitution.
- The Australian Constitution | Parliamentary Education OfficeAn explanation of a constitution in an Australian context.
Bill of Rights
Bill of rights. (2016). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.corpus.wa.edu.au/levels/middle/article/273212
Glossary
Constitution: the fundamental written documents that state how governments shall operate and define their limitations.
Bill of Rights: a written statement that spells out the rights of citizens and the limitations of government.
Constitution. (2016). In Encyclopadia Britannica. Retrieved from ...
Bill of rights. (2016). In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from ...
Existing Systems
- Values and Laws | Department of Social Services, Australian GovernmentRights in Australia with expected values and principles.
- Your rights and the law - GOV.UKSummary of rights and law in the UK.
- The courts | Attorney-General's DepartmentAn overview of federal courts and supreme courts in Australia.
UK
- How laws are made - UK ParliamentAn overview of how a bill becomes law in the UK.
US
- How Laws Are Made | USAGovOverview of how a bill becomes federal law within the U.S. Congress.